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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Yorkshire,England,UK,town,centre,HG1,HG1 1PE,the,day,sunny,blue sky,iconic,blue skies,garden,gardens,visit,tourism,tourist,attraction,1914,1918,needle,Obelisk,Obelisks,1163,names,servicemen,legacy,bid,busy,tourists,programme,program,of,events
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RH8AFF - . The cenotaph obelisk, Prospect Place, Harrogate town centre, North Yorkshire, England, UK, HG1 1PE. Photographed on 12 August 2023, this summer image records the subject in its real-world setting and provides a contemporary visual reference for the place, activity, object or organisation shown. The recorded location is Prospect Pl, Harrogate, HG1 1PE, adding precise geographical context for editorial, documentary, travel and local-history searches. Key searchable subjects associated with the scene include Yorkshire, HG1, HG1 1PE, day, sunny, blue sky, iconic, blue skies, garden, gardens, visit, tourism, providing natural SEO coverage without losing the specific documentary identity of the photograph. The frame provides a detailed documentary record of the subject as it appeared at the time of photography, preserving the surrounding context as well as the principal feature. Its value is both descriptive and editorial, allowing the scene to illustrate news, features, local history, travel, social change and retrospective comparison. Visible or contextual elements such as architecture, signage, branding, public realm, transport infrastructure, street furniture and everyday activity help establish a strong sense of place where they form part of the scene. The photograph can also support future before-and-after use if the building, business, service, streetscape, transport operation or public space is later altered, redeveloped, rebranded or closed. For search and editorial use, the image is relevant to the named location, local identity, contemporary Britain, regional tourism, urban life, community activity and the changing appearance of towns and cities. Additional relevant search concepts include tourist, attraction, needle, Obelisk, Obelisks, names, broadening discoverability while remaining tied to the supplied subject information. The composition retains practical contextual detail for news, feature, documentary, educational and historical use.
Prospect Pl, Harrogate, HG1 1PE
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,UK,L2,Merseyside,history,historic,1914-18,1918,patriotism,war,Great Britain,by,Walter Gilbert,1924,Gilbert,sculpture,consisting of,four,soldiers,clustered,around,an,artillery,piece,wounded,and,being,comforted,by a,nurse,summit,Britannia,holding,a,small,child
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2P6JHDJ - PRO PATRIA
1914 - 1919
in remembrance of members of the liverpool exchange
newsroom, who gave their lives for right and freedom
and whose names are recorded on the adjoining tablets
and of those sons of members who laid
down their lives in the same great cause
in gratitude also to all members and sons of members
who served their country
during the war
the names of all are recorded
in the book of service
Exchange Flags, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L2 3YL
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2P6JHK8 - Statue of soldier is a life-size representation in bronze of a British soldier of the First World War in full uniform and equipment, advancing his rifle at the port. There is a nearby plaque and roll of honour plus second copy of roll of honour in other location Bronze plaque has a decorative borderand gold lettering Plastic roll of honour is black writing on yellowed background without ornamentation Paper roll of honour is framed in wood and has colour illumination at the top with union jack and other flags plus crown and 1914-1918/1939-1945 scrolls
Inscription
Metal Tablet: This memorial was unveiled at the Cotton Exchange by / Field Marshal Earl Haig of Bemersyde on 5th April 1922 / It is dedicated to those men from / The Liverpool Cotton Association . who died for their defence of liberty and justice in the Great War 1914-1918 and World War 1939-1945 / Their name liveth forevermore Metal tablet: THE BOOK OF SERVICE / LIES IN THE NEWS ROOM PRO PATRIA / 1914 - 1919 IN REMEMBRANCE OF MEMBERS OF THE LIVERPOOL EXCHANGE / NEWSROOM WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES OF RIGHT AND FREEDOM / AND WHOSE NAMES ARE RECORDED IN THE ADJOINING TABLETS / AND OF THOSE SONS OF MEMBERS WHO LAID / DOWN THEIR LIVES IN THE SAME GREAT CAUSE / IN GRATITUDE ALSO TO ALL MEMBERS AND SONS OF MEMBERS / WHO SERVED THEIR COUNTRY / DURING THE WAR / THE NAME OF ALL RECORDED / IN THE BOOK OF SERVICE Inscription below metal tablet difficult to read: THIS MEMORIAL WAS RE-ERECTED / IN THIS POSITION IN 1953 The section below does not seem an accurate transcription, needs checking. METAL PLAQUE: 1914-1919/ THIS MEMORIAL/ WAS UNVEILED BY/ FIELD-MARSHAL/ EARL HAIG/ OF BEMERSYDE/ 5TH APRIL 1922 PLASTIC ROLL OF HONOUR: THIS PLAQUE RECORDS THE NAMES OF THOSE MEN WHO/ WENT FROM THE LIVERPOOL COTTON ASSOCIATION TO THE/ GREAT WAR 1914-1918 AND TO THE WORLD WAR 1939-1945/ AND DIED FOR THEIR COUNTRY IN DEFENCE OF/ LIBERTY AND JUSTICE/ 1914-1918 / (Names)/ 1939-1945 / (Names)/ THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE FRAMED ILLUMINATED
Exchange Flags, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L2 3YL
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,town,centre,Cheshire,England,UK,WA1,the,window,advertising,doorway,entrance,of,Parrs,Banking Company,banking,company,co,Lancashire,finance,1918,Natwest,Warrington main branch of Parrs Bank,main branch,7,WA1 1XR,bar,pub,name,named,William Howarth,Joseph Parr,blue,windows
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JTJYM3 - Parr's Bank Limited was a bank that existed from 1782 to 1918. It was founded as Parr & Co. in Warrington, then in the county of Lancashire in the United Kingdom. In 1918 it was acquired by London County and Westminster Bank, and it was thus one of the predecessors of NatWest Group.
Writing in 1905, William Howarth described Parr's as one of the great amalgamating banks in the country and a power in the financial world. The bank's history dates back to the late eighteenth century, with a possible starting date of 1782. The first partnership was with Joseph Parr, a sugar boiler, his brother-in-law Matthew Lyon, and Walter Kerfoot, a solicitor. Partnership names changed and the firm was variously known as Parr & Co, and Parr, Lyon
more colloquially it was known as The Warrington Bank.
Parr's remained essentially a local bank with offices in Warrington, Runcorn and St Helens until 1865 when it became a joint-stock bank under the name Parr's Banking Company. Helped by a series of acquisitions, including the National Bank of Liverpool, Parr's built up its presence in Cheshire, Lancashire and Staffordshire
by 1890 there were 22 branches and 21 sub-branches.
The bank's most important strategic move came in 1891 when it purchased the small London bank of Fuller, Banbury, Nix & Co. This gave Parr's a seat on the London Bankers' Clearing House and, in contrast to the nearby Bank of Liverpool it immediately moved the head office down to London. With Fuller giving the bank an initial London presence, the substance was provided by the acquisition of the Alliance Bank in 1892. The Alliance Bank had emerged from the financial reconstruction which had seen it lose its Liverpool and Manchester offices and now had 12 branches in London
in recognition of Alliance's importance the name of the bank was changed to Parr's Banking Company and the Alliance Bank. Other smaller London banks were acquired and in 1896 it bought the Consolidated Bank.
7 Winwick Street, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA1 1XR
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JY567B - . This authentic period view of Victoria Railway Station, Manchester, England, UK, M3 1WY in 2022 preserves the main subject alongside smaller contextual details that can acquire greater historical value as places and uses change. The principal subject is Plaque of war remembrance, Victoria railway station, Manchester, Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway,In remembrance and honour. The subject also carries associations with historic townscape, regional identity, rail corridor, trackside history, documentary photography, community identity, historical comparison, historic rolling stock, period architecture, heritage-led regeneration, station environment, before-and-after reference, local character, and industrial railway. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject also connects with signalling technology, station investment and how Crewe's identity remains tied to railway engineering and operations. The modern context includes continuing discussion of town-centre regeneration, commercial viability and the tension between preserving local character and creating modern commercial space. For later comparison, the photograph preserves street furniture and boundaries at Victoria Railway Station, Manchester, England, UK, M3 1WY, details that may look very different after changed technology. The location also brings in civic architecture, working railway heritage, place identity, rail operations, architectural character, everyday life, mechanical signalling, and social history. Elements such as station, Plaque, Yorkshire, Victoria, and Lancashire add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. The period setting at Victoria Railway Station, Manchester, England, UK, M3 1WY helps place the main subject within real social and physical surroundings rather than isolating it as an abstract object. It also preserves a point of historical comparison for later comparison.
Victoria Railway Station, Manchester, England, UK, M3 1WY
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JJPKWK - . A grounded documentary photograph made at Liverpool Road, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1AQ in 2022, combining the immediate subject with evidence of the surrounding streetscape, public realm, business activity or local character. At the centre of the view is Joseph Crosfield,Great War, WWI, memorial, Liverpool Road, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1AQ. The surrounding context encompasses visual archive, archival record, documentary photography, regional identity, townscape record, changing streetscape, everyday street life, city-centre activity, contemporary city life, everyday life, street-level documentary, historical comparison, pedestrian environment, and social story.htm Target=_Blank>history. Current relevance extends to footfall and transport, particularly through the documentary importance of recording everyday urban environments. The image fixes materials and architectural details within Liverpool Road, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1AQ at one identifiable point, providing a benchmark against refurbishment. The photograph additionally reflects social landscape, community life, community identity, local history, changing land use, period detail, urban change, and place identity. Elements such as Joseph, Crosfield, memorial, and Liverpool add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. The period setting at Liverpool Road, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1AQ helps place the main subject within real social and physical surroundings rather than isolating it as an abstract object. The location additionally provides evidence of footfall and the documentary importance of recording everyday urban environments as part of the longer story of Liverpool Road, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1AQ. The frame retains part of the area's social history as a date-specific reference. The scene captures details of everyday use for later comparison.
Liverpool Road, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1AQ
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JJPKWP - . This dated documentary view of Liverpool Road, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1AQ in 2022 captures more than the immediate subject, retaining clues about local use, design, activity and change. The photograph centres on Joseph Crosfield,Great War, WWI, memorial, Liverpool Road, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1AQ. Further facets of the scene include visual archive, local identity, contemporary social history, public realm, contemporary city life, changing land use, local character, urban change, everyday street life, regional identity, social history, community life, community identity, and urban social history. The wider contemporary story combines community use, transport and how ordinary street scenes become valuable records as businesses and infrastructure change. The archival value lies partly in recording transport arrangements and footfall around Liverpool Road, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1AQ before altered transport patterns alters the character of the place. The wider setting retains connections with townscape record, social landscape, city-centre activity, documentary photography, archival record, everyday life, local history, and historical comparison. The recorded references to Crosfield, Liverpool, memorial, and Joseph preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. By fixing the subject within Liverpool Road, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1AQ, the image preserves more than the headline object or building: it records part of the locality's everyday history. A further contemporary connection is community use and how ordinary street scenes become valuable records as businesses and infrastructure change within the real-world context of Liverpool Road, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1AQ. The image fixes a trace of local identity within the wider story of Liverpool Road, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1AQ.
Liverpool Road, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1AQ
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Keywords: GotonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Liverpool Road,Cheshire,England,UK,sacrifice,job,jobs,workers,bronze,monuments,1914,1918,1914-1918,the men,who,died,for,their,country,in,memorium,buried,lost,WWi,WWII,Verdigris,green,decay,decaying,remembrance,staff,local,Warringtonians
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JJPKWR - . A grounded documentary photograph made at Liverpool Road, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1AQ in 2022, combining the immediate subject with evidence of the surrounding streetscape, public realm, business activity or local character. At the centre of the view is Joseph Crosfield,Great War, WWI, memorial, Liverpool Road, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1AQ. The image also relates to archival record, urban change, contemporary city life, regional identity, period detail, before-and-after reference, city-centre activity, place identity, documentary photography, social history, changing land use, social landscape, everyday street life, and visual archive. Today's relevance is strengthened by street safety, footfall and the continuing question of the relationship between public space and local social life. The archival value lies partly in recording street furniture and boundaries around Liverpool Road, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1AQ before changed technology alters the character of the place. The surrounding story also includes changing streetscape, local history, local identity, everyday life, community identity, pedestrian environment, community life, and townscape record. References to Joseph, Crosfield, memorial, and Liverpool give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. The wider setting at Liverpool Road, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1AQ matters because ordinary visual details often provide the strongest evidence of how a place actually looked and functioned. The image also provides a reference for street safety and the relationship between public space and local social life when considered against later change at Liverpool Road, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1AQ. The period view preserves part of the area's social history before later change alters the scene. The view records details of everyday use as a date-specific reference.
Liverpool Road, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1AQ
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Keywords: GotonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Liverpool Road,Cheshire,England,UK,sacrifice,job,jobs,workers,bronze,monuments,1914,1918,1914-1918,the men,who,died,for,their,country,in,memorium,buried,lost,WWi,WWII,Verdigris,green,decay,decaying,remembrance,staff,local,Warringtonians
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JJPKWX - . An on-location photograph from Liverpool Road, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1AQ in 2022, showing the named subject as part of a wider social, commercial, cultural or physical setting rather than as an isolated object. The image documents Joseph Crosfield,Great War, WWI, memorial, Liverpool Road, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1AQ. The surrounding context encompasses local history, urban change, before-and-after reference, community life, visual archive, urban social history, public realm, social landscape, pedestrian environment, social history, contemporary social history, local character, street-level documentary, and contemporary city life. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject also connects with regeneration, public-realm change and the documentary importance of recording everyday urban environments. Small period details of signage and branding at Liverpool Road, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1AQ may become more significant with time, particularly following refurbishment. Further associations within the scene are regional identity, archival record, place identity, changing streetscape, changing land use, historical comparison, community identity, and local identity. References to memorial, Crosfield, Liverpool, and Joseph give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. For Liverpool Road, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1AQ, the photograph contributes to a cumulative visual history in which changes in use, signs, access and appearance can be traced over time. The location additionally provides evidence of regeneration and how ordinary street scenes become valuable records as businesses and infrastructure change in a form that can be compared with future views of Liverpool Road, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1AQ. It also preserves evidence of changing use for future local research. The photograph keeps evidence of earlier appearance before later change alters the scene.
Liverpool Road, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1AQ
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Keywords: GotonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Liverpool Road,Cheshire,England,UK,sacrifice,job,jobs,workers,bronze,monuments,1914,1918,1914-1918,the men,who,died,for,their,country,in,memorium,buried,lost,WWi,WWII,Verdigris,green,decay,decaying,remembrance,staff,local,Warringtonians
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JJPKX3 - . This location-specific image from Liverpool Road, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1AQ in 2022 provides a visual record of the subject in everyday context, useful for both contemporary editorial work and later historical comparison. The photograph centres on Joseph Crosfield,Great War, WWI, memorial, Liverpool Road, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1AQ. The frame also records themes of local history, everyday life, urban change, townscape record, everyday street life, social history, contemporary social history, visual archive, period detail, contemporary city life, changing streetscape, pedestrian environment, social landscape, and street-level documentary. For current editorial use, commercial change and public-realm change provide additional context, especially through how regeneration alters the character of familiar places. The archival value lies partly in recording transport arrangements and footfall around Liverpool Road, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1AQ before changing commercial priorities alters the character of the place. The subject also sits alongside community identity, before-and-after reference, city-centre activity, place identity, urban social history, local character, documentary photography, and local identity. Elements such as Joseph, Crosfield, Liverpool, and memorial add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. The wider setting at Liverpool Road, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1AQ matters because ordinary visual details often provide the strongest evidence of how a place actually looked and functioned. The wider significance includes commercial change and how ordinary street scenes become valuable records as businesses and infrastructure change within the real-world context of Liverpool Road, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1AQ. The record includes evidence of earlier appearance for future local research.
Liverpool Road, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1AQ
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Keywords: GotonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Liverpool Road,Cheshire,England,UK,sacrifice,job,jobs,workers,bronze,monuments,1914,1918,1914-1918,the men,who,died,for,their,country,in,memorium,buried,lost,WWi,WWII,Verdigris,green,decay,decaying,remembrance,staff,local,Warringtonians
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JJPKYD - . An identifiable period record of Liverpool Road, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1AQ in 2022, retaining the practical detail and local context that distinguish a documentary photograph from a generic illustration. The scene records Joseph Crosfield,Great War, WWI, memorial, Liverpool Road, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1AQ. A broader reading of the photograph includes everyday street life, urban social history, pedestrian environment, period detail, public realm, community identity, contemporary social history, changing streetscape, archival record, documentary photography, city-centre activity, contemporary city life, changing land use, and visual archive. Today's relevance is strengthened by street safety, regeneration and the continuing question of the relationship between public space and local social life. As a dated visual record of Liverpool Road, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1AQ, the frame retains building condition and alterations, making it especially useful if refurbishment subsequently changes the scene. The subject also sits alongside townscape record, regional identity, local character, community life, place identity, urban change, before-and-after reference, and local history. The combination of Crosfield, memorial, Liverpool, and Joseph anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. For Liverpool Road, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1AQ, the photograph contributes to a cumulative visual history in which changes in use, signs, access and appearance can be traced over time. A further contemporary connection is street safety and how regeneration alters the character of familiar places within the specific setting of Liverpool Road, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1AQ. The period view preserves evidence of earlier appearance before later change alters the scene. The view records period character as a date-specific reference.
Liverpool Road, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1AQ
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Keywords: GotonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Liverpool Road,Cheshire,England,UK,sacrifice,job,jobs,workers,bronze,monuments,1914,1918,1914-1918,the men,who,died,for,their,country,in,memorium,buried,lost,WWi,WWII,Verdigris,green,decay,decaying,remembrance,staff,local,Warringtonians
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JJPKYE - . A grounded documentary photograph made at Liverpool Road, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1AQ in 2022, combining the immediate subject with evidence of the surrounding streetscape, public realm, business activity or local character. The image documents Joseph Crosfield,Great War, WWI, memorial, Liverpool Road, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1AQ. The image also relates to urban change, urban social history, contemporary social history, townscape record, documentary photography, public realm, street-level documentary, before-and-after reference, place identity, changing streetscape, contemporary city life, local history, pedestrian environment, and social history. The modern context includes continuing discussion of public-realm change, community use and the relationship between public space and local social life. The archival value lies partly in recording landscape treatment and surrounding development around Liverpool Road, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1AQ before different community use alters the character of the place. The location also brings in everyday street life, historical comparison, community life, city-centre activity, archival record, everyday life, local identity, and regional identity. The combination of memorial, Liverpool, Joseph, and Crosfield anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. By fixing the subject within Liverpool Road, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1AQ, the image preserves more than the headline object or building: it records part of the locality's everyday history. Its period value extends to public-realm change and the relationship between public space and local social life in a form that can be compared with future views of Liverpool Road, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1AQ. The photograph keeps evidence of earlier appearance within the wider story of Liverpool Road, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1AQ.
Liverpool Road, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1AQ
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2BCTGHP - The 6th Battalion, Cheshire Regiment, was a Territorial Force (TF) unit of the British Army. Formed in 1908 from Volunteer units recruited in Cheshire since 1859, it was one of the first TF units to go to the Western Front in World War I. It had a wandering existence, moving frequently from one command to another, seeing a considerable amount of combat at the Somme, Ypres, during the German Spring Offensive and in the final Allied Hundred Days Offensive. After the war it was amalgamated into a local artillery regiment.
An invasion scare in 1859 led to the emergence of the Volunteer Movement, and Rifle Volunteer Corps (RVCs) began to be organised throughout Great Britain to supplement the Regular Army and Militia. A large number of small RVCs were formed in Cheshire and formed into five administrative battalions. The 4th Administrative Battalion, based at Stockport, comprised the following units:
9th (Mottram) Cheshire RVC, raised at Mottram in Longendale 10 February 1860 under Captain Alfred K. Sidebottom, disbanded February 1861
13th (Dukinfield) Cheshire RVC, 20 February 1860 under Capt Francis Dukinfield Palmer Astley, was raised by the Astley family who owned the coalmines at Dukinfield, and known unofficially as the 'Astley Rifles'
a 2nd Company was formed on 15 November 1860 and a 3rd in March 1869
headquarters moved to Newton Moor, near Hyde, in 1863, then to Stalybridge in 1873
17th (Stockport) Cheshire RVC, 20 August 1860 under Capt Henry Coppock
18th (Stockport) Cheshire RVC, 12 March 1860 under Capt John Thomas Emmerson
19th (Stockport) Cheshire RVC, 15 March 1860 under Capt Samuel W. Wilkinson
20th (Stockport) Cheshire RVC, 20 March 1860 under Capt Thomas H. Sykes
21st (Stockport) Cheshire RVC, 22 March 1860 under Capt Cephas John Howard
29th (Stockport) Cheshire RVC, 10 April 1860 under Capt John M. Lingard, formerly of the 1st Royal Cheshire Militia
31st (Hyde) Cheshire RVC, 15 August 1860 under Capt Thomas Mott
Stockport, Greater Manchester, Cheshire, England, SK1
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy R9GRYH - Bridgwater War Memorial is a Grade II* listed war memorial located on King Square in Bridgwater, Somerset, England, on the site previously occupied by Bridgwater Castle. It was designed by John Angel in the mid-1920s. The green figure of the memorial is allegorical, representing Civilization as a seated female, holding a globe in one hand and with the book of knowledge on her lap.
John Angel sculpted the Angel of Bridgwater. Mounted on a plinth, a female figure of 'Civilisation' lofts the world, which is encircled by emblems of commerce and peace. Under her foot are the demons of war. The throne and figure are backed by relief depictions of Labour, Home, Life and Education. On her lap is a book of laws, and she is surrounded by children. Indeed, given its monumental breadth, the many details in the design, and its metaphorical and iconic form, the sculpture is subject to colorful and variant interpretations and description. The bronze was cast by W Morris Art Bronze Foundry.
At the time, Angel was working four years as assistant to Sir George Frampton, and Frampton's influence is apparent. Figures from the roughly contemporaneous Exeter War Memorial, specifically Peace (also known as Victory) were exhibited by Angel at The Royal Academy in 1922, being exhibited in the courtyard of Burlington House,[8] as were other studies of the Bridgwater War Memorial on several occasions.
On the third step these words are inscribed: IN HONOUR OF THE MEN OF BRIDGWATER WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918
The memorial was unveiled by General the Earl of Cavan then Chief of the Imperial General Staff on 25 September 1924, to commemorate the fallen of World War I. Further names have been added following World War II, the Korean War. Falklands Conflict and the Afghan conflict. It has been characterised as, An exceptionally fine and moving memorial, which forms an important focal point to this fine late Georgian square.
King Square, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 3AR
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy PYX9B0 - The remembrance poppy is an artificial flower that has been used since 1921 to commemorate military personnel who have died in war, and represents a common or field poppy, Papaver rhoeas. Inspired by the World War I poem In Flanders Fields, and promoted by Moina Michael, they were first adopted by the American Legion to commemorate American soldiers killed in that war (1914“1918). They were then adopted by military veterans' groups in parts of the British Empire.
Today, they are mostly used in the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, to commemorate their servicemen and women killed in all conflicts. There, small artificial poppies are often worn on clothing leading up to Remembrance Day/Armistice Day, and poppy wreaths are often laid at war memorials. In Australia and New Zealand, they are also worn on Anzac Day.
The Royal British Legion's Poppy Appeal has caused some controversy, with some”including British Army veterans”arguing that it has become excessive, is being used to marshal support behind British military campaigns, and that public figures are pressured to wear poppies.
In the United Kingdom, remembrance poppies are sold by The Royal British Legion (RBL). This is a charity providing financial, social, political and emotional support to those who have served or who are currently serving in the British Armed Forces, and their dependants. They are sold on the streets by volunteers in the weeks before Remembrance Day. The remembrance poppy is the trademark of The Royal British Legion. The RBL state, The red poppy is our registered mark and its only lawful use is to raise funds for the Poppy Appeal
its yearly fundraising drive in the weeks before Remembrance Day. The RBL says these poppies are worn to commemorate the sacrifices of our Armed Forces and to show support to those still serving today. Other poppy merchandise is sold throughout the year as part of the ongoing fundraising.
Sankey St, Warrington,Cheshire,England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy GY08RX - St Wilfrid's Church is in Church Lane, Grappenhall, a village in Warrington, Cheshire, England. It is designated by Historic England as a Grade I listed building. It is an active Anglican parish church in the diocese of Chester, the archdeaconry of Chester and the deanery of Great Budworth
The church is Norman in origin, built probably in the earlier part of the 12th century and completed about 1120. This was a small and simple church, consisting of a nave, chancel and, possibly, an apse. The foundations of this church were discovered during the 1873“74 restoration.
A chantry chapel was added by the Boydell family in 1334 in a position where the south aisle now stands. From 1529 the church was largely rebuilt in local sandstone. The old church was demolished and a new nave, chancel, north aisle and a west tower were built. In 1539 the south aisle was added, which incorporated the Boydell chapel. The south porch was added in 1641 and at this time the west wall was strengthened. In 1833 the roof of the nave was raised to form a clerestory and in the 1850s the south aisle was further extended, and a vestry was built. There was a more substantial restoration in 1873“74 by the Lancaster architects Paley and Austin, which included the provision of new floors and roofs, at a cost of about £4,000
Church Lane, Grappenhall, South Warrington, Cheshire, England, WA4 3EP
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy FDNHWP - . An on-location photograph from Methodist Church, Barton Avenue, Grappenhall, Warrington, Cheshire, England, WA4 2LE in 2016, showing the named subject as part of a wider social, commercial, cultural or physical setting rather than as an isolated object. The subject captured here is 2014 Centenary Year Plaque, Grappenhall & Thelwall - Great War 1914-1918, Cheshire, England, UK - Methodist Church. The wider scene also brings together community tribute, place-based commemoration, public realm, archival record, historical comparison, regional music heritage, memorial culture, popular-music heritage, period detail, documentary photography, DJ culture, local history, club-music history, and changing streetscape. From a 2025-onward perspective, nightlife history and local history are closely linked to this subject, alongside how memorials preserve figures from regional music scenes outside formal institutions. The archival value lies partly in recording period objects and surrounding context around Methodist Church, Barton Avenue, Grappenhall, Warrington, Cheshire, England, WA4 2LE before changed technology alters the character of the place. The surrounding story also includes commemorative plaque, community identity, visual archive, local remembrance, contemporary social history, music-scene memorial, regional identity, and local character. The recorded references to Church, Centenary, Grappenhall, Methodist, and Thelwall preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. Around Methodist Church, Barton Avenue, Grappenhall, Warrington, Cheshire, England, WA4 2LE, apparently routine details can become historically useful once businesses close, buildings change use or familiar features disappear. The view records a trace of local identity before later change alters the scene. The image fixes a local visual benchmark as a date-specific reference.
Methodist Church, Barton Avenue, Grappenhall, Warrington, Cheshire, England, WA4 2LE
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EY3KPK - History and General Description
The Church stands not east-west but square to the Roman Road north through Carlisle (the A6, in town Blackfriars St). It is therefore of early foundation, perhaps before St Cuthbert's visit to Carlisle in 685. The present Church, probably the fourth on the site, dates from 1778.
It has a unique moving pulpit, a fourteenth century window, a window commemorating our hospitality to a Latvian Lutheran congregation, and a very attractive series of windows depicting the life of St Cuthbert. It is open every day during daylight hours. Our motto is: Christian Hospitality
Blackfriars st, Carlisle,Cumbria,England,UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2R64KGP - This image shows a red poppy wreath laid against a stone war memorial in Grappenhall and Thelwall, near Warrington in Cheshire, as part of Remembrance Day commemorations. The memorial bears the names of local men who lost their lives during the First World War, with dates spanning 1914 to 1918 carved into the stone.
The poppy wreath, traditionally associated with remembrance in the UK and Commonwealth countries, symbolises sacrifice, loss, and collective memory. Its placement reflects long-standing national and local customs observed each November to honour those who served and died in conflict.
Village and parish war memorials such as this play a central role in community remembrance, providing a focal point for ceremonies, silence, and reflection. The close-up framing highlights the contrast between the bright red poppies and the weathered stone inscription, reinforcing the enduring connection between present-day remembrance and historic loss.
Photographed in natural daylight, the image is well suited for editorial use covering Remembrance Day, First World War history, local heritage, civic commemoration, and the continuing cultural importance of war memorials within British towns and villages.
Grappenhall and Thelwall, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2BXPYHK - . This carefully observed view of Cheshire, England, UK fixes a specific place, use and moment for later historical comparison. The scene records Foden Cheshire Pride, BY7646, showmans steam engine, Daresbury, summer, July 2011, Cheshire, England, UK. The wider scene also brings together social landscape, heritage asset, urban fabric, built heritage, architectural contrast, built environment, architectural character, period detail, traditional masonry, documentary photography, archival record, before-and-after reference, contemporary history, and historic townscape. For contemporary context, maintenance and heritage conservation are closely related themes, especially where the issue becomes preserving local identity during urban change. Small period details of transport arrangements and public activity at Cheshire, England, UK may become more significant with time, especially following later redevelopment. Further associations include community identity, visual archive, cityscape history, period building, local history, regional identity, conservation interest, and public realm. Details involving BY7646, Daresbury, Pride, engine, and steam make the image more specific than a generic illustration and strengthen its local or historical value. Around Cheshire, England, UK, apparently routine features can become historically useful once businesses close, buildings change use or familiar street details disappear. Its period value extends to maintenance and keeping older buildings useful without erasing their character within the real-world context of Cheshire, England, UK. The location additionally provides evidence for embodied carbon and the contrast between historic fabric and modern development within the specific setting of Cheshire, England, UK. A further contemporary connection is energy retrofit and preserving local identity during urban change as part of the longer story of Cheshire, England, UK.
Cheshire, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2BXPYHR - . This scene at Cheshire, England, UK documents an everyday subject with wider connections to local identity, social history and changing patterns of use. The defining feature is Foden Cheshire Pride, BY7646, showmans steam engine, Daresbury, summer, July 2011, Cheshire, England, UK. A wider reading of the photograph includes social history, historical comparison, architectural character, everyday Britain, heritage asset, visual archive, built environment, regional identity, built heritage, period detail, urban fabric, local character, community identity, and place identity. The present-day relevance extends to planning control and adaptive reuse, while a wider concern is using existing buildings rather than demolishing them. For later comparison, the photograph preserves landscape and surrounding development at Cheshire, England, UK, details that may look very different after later redevelopment. Other connected aspects are cityscape history, urban change, before-and-after reference, architectural contrast, changing streetscape, conservation interest, archival record, and heritage landmark. Details involving summer, steam, Daresbury, showmans, and engine make the image more specific than a generic illustration and strengthen its local or historical value. By fixing the subject within Cheshire, England, UK, the image preserves more than the headline object or building: it records part of the locality's everyday history. The wider significance includes planning control and the contrast between historic fabric and modern development within the specific setting of Cheshire, England, UK. Another strand within the photograph is embodied carbon and using existing buildings rather than demolishing them as part of the longer story of Cheshire, England, UK. The scene retains a connection with adaptive reuse and preserving local identity during urban change when considered against later change at Cheshire, England, UK.
Cheshire, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2BKC2CB - . This carefully observed view of Bloxwich, Walsall, West midlands, England, UK fixes a specific place, use and moment for later historical comparison. The scene records Bloxwich,Walsall,remembrance bench, with poppy design, West Midlands, England, UK. Its broader subject matter includes changing streetscape, visual archive, conservation architecture, architectural character, historic streetscape, urban change, historical comparison, archival record, documentary photography, heritage landmark, everyday Britain, period building, place identity, and traditional masonry. The subject remains useful for current coverage of maintenance and embodied carbon, not least because of the contrast between historic fabric and modern development. Future viewers can use this scene from Bloxwich, Walsall, West midlands, England, UK to compare equipment and working practice with whatever follows after closure or conversion. The photograph additionally reflects historic townscape, heritage asset, architectural contrast, urban fabric, built heritage, conservation interest, public realm, and community identity. The combination of remembrance, bench, Midlands, Bloxwich, and design helps anchor the frame to a recognisable activity, place or period. For Bloxwich, Walsall, West midlands, England, UK, the photograph contributes to a cumulative visual history in which small changes in use, signs, access and appearance can be traced over time. Its period value extends to maintenance and preserving local identity during urban change without losing the local specificity of Bloxwich, Walsall, West midlands, England, UK. The location additionally provides evidence for redevelopment pressure and keeping older buildings useful without erasing their character in a form that can be compared with future views of Bloxwich, Walsall, West midlands, England, UK. This gives Bloxwich, Walsall, West midlands, England, UK another specific visual benchmark for later local, social or physical change.
Bloxwich, Walsall, West midlands, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy CF225E - Bert Hiscock 33287, Posted Missing, Arras 3rd May 1917 Christchurch Cathedral Church Priory.
Many of the fallen are recorded in books of remembrance like this.
Christchurch Priory is an ecclesiastical parish and former priory church in Christchurch in the English county of Dorset (formerly in Hampshire).
Christchurch Priory, Quay Road, Christchurch Dorset, Southern England , UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 3709981451 - 'Annual Cheshire Steam Fair, 2009 at the Cheshire showgrounds between Northwich Pickmere and Tabley, Knutsford UK.
This is a stitched joiner of seven images.
[**** View on a very wide monitor ****]
This joiner line up includes:
YB2010 (Burrell), BS8161, DF4055 (Foden Angelina, Dave Gleave, Bridgemere), EB4999 (Denis &
Pam Woodward Buglawton - 1918 Fowler Showmans Road Locomotive Prince of Wales 8nhp Engine No 14948), BY7646 (Foden steam truck), James Russell Fowler engine, RL9960 (Burrell Steam Roller), MX54 Mini steam engine, YC3689, FX7043 Steam roller, SV9127 Steam Roller, PD1354 (Criddle &
Co of Liverpool Steam Truck), NT2010 Steam Roller, TB27, NO3343 (Wallis Traction Engine), CT5554 (Ruston, Lincoln), MA5730 (Foster, Lincoln England), WR6985 (Prospector) and YA 3783 (1921 Aveling &
Porter Road Roller, Ex Bridgewater District Council).
More panoramas www.flickr.com/photos/hotpixuk/3664517865/in/set-72157621...
(c) Hotpix / HotpixUK Tony Smith - Hotpix.freeserve.co.uk WDCC',
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy CF0N1C - . Steam Line Up, Cheshire steam fair Tabley 2009 21 Engines in a long line. Photographed on 1 January 2009. The recorded location is Tabley display area, Tabley, Knutsford, Cheshire, England, UK. In historical terms, preserved steam machinery survives because enthusiasts and heritage organisations maintain complex boilers, engines and mechanical systems that commercial operators abandoned decades ago
Steam fairs and heritage railways allow working examples to be demonstrated rather than displayed statically. During 2026, steam preservation remains a strong part of Britain's heritage-event economy, although operators face the costs of fuel, boiler certification, skilled maintenance and lower-carbon expectations
Working events provide a rare opportunity to see historic engineering in motion. In the longer view, steam power drove factories, railways, agriculture and road transport through the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries
Preservation events bring together engines from different makers and uses, turning machinery into a living demonstration of industrial engineering. As background, operating steam exhibits preserve sound, movement and working skills as well as metal machinery
Their maintenance depends on specialist knowledge of boilers, lubrication, firing and mechanical restoration. The wider historical story is that preserved steam machinery survives because enthusiasts and heritage organisations maintain complex boilers, engines and mechanical systems that commercial operators abandoned decades ago
Steam fairs and heritage railways allow working examples to be demonstrated rather than displayed statically. Current 2026 relevance comes from the fact that steam preservation remains a strong part of Britain's heritage-event economy, although operators face the costs of fuel, boiler certification, skilled maintenance and lower-carbon expectations
Working events provide a rare opportunity to see historic engineering in motion.
Tabley display area, Tabley, Knutsford, Cheshire, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2MKF7PG - Thomas Woodcock VC (19 March 1888 “ 27 March 1918) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
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Woodcock was 29 years old, and a private in the 2nd Battalion, Irish Guards, British Army during the First World War when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC.
On 12/13 September 1917 north of Broenbeek, Belgium, when an advanced post had held out for 96 hours and was finally forced to retire, the lance-sergeant (John Moyney) in charge of the party and Private Woodcock covered the retirement. After crossing the stream themselves, Private Woodcock heard cries for help behind him - he returned and waded into the stream amid a shower of bombs and rescued another member of the party whom he carried across open ground in daylight towards our front line, regardless of machine-gun fire.
He was killed in action at Bullecourt, France, on 27 March 1918.
Further information
He later achieved the rank of corporal. He is buried at Douchy-les-Ayette British Cemetery, France. 8m SW of Arras. Plot IV. row F. Grave 3.
Wigan, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK, WN1 1BH
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K244FJ - . Recorded at the recorded location in 2022, the image fixes a recognisable subject and its environment at one point in time, giving later viewers a reliable basis for comparison. The main point of reference is Daily News & Reader, Great Britain at war with Germany, old newspaper headline, Reported sinking of British ship, 05/08/1914. The surrounding context encompasses before-and-after reference, adaptive reuse, regional identity, place-making, commercial redevelopment, archival record, public-realm investment, community identity, visual archive, mixed-use redevelopment, urban fabric, social history, historic townscape, and period detail. Today's relevance is strengthened by heritage conservation, town-centre regeneration and the continuing question of how regeneration tries to create reasons to visit traditional town centres. The archival value lies partly in recording equipment and working practice around the recorded location before altered transport patterns alters the character of the place. Further associations within the scene are documentary photography, built heritage, changing land use, local character, changing streetscape, place identity, period architecture, and local history. The combination of Reader, newspaper, sinking, headline, and Germany anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. For the recorded location, the photograph contributes to a cumulative visual history in which changes in use, signs, access and appearance can be traced over time. The location additionally provides evidence of heritage conservation and how regeneration tries to create reasons to visit traditional town centres within the real-world context of the recorded location. A further contemporary connection is town-centre regeneration and the tension between preserving local character and creating modern commercial space within the specific setting of the recorded location.
